What was found
PILOT NOTICED BURNING SMELL AND A SPIKE IN OIL TEMPERATURE. PILOT LANDED AT NEAREST AIRPORT. MECHANIC FOUND CRACKED CYLINDER.
- Difficulty date
- May 24, 2020
- Submitted
- May 24, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N617AV
- Make and model
- Gippld GA8
- Aircraft serial
- GA816230
- Aircraft time
- 3,009 hours, 7,777 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc IO540K1A5
- Engine time
- 1,075 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC3YR
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- LW12993
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,075 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.